Despite the abject weirdness associated with Wednesday evening’s game, the Atlanta Braves entered a weekend set with the Colorado Rockies riding a five-game winning streak. To make things even more interesting, Atlanta’s chief competition in the NL East lost a game by 20 (yes, 20) runs on Thursday afternoon, setting the stage for what could be a “grand slam” day for Brian Snitker and company. That rosy outlook did not come to fruition, however, as the Braves coughed up a late lead on the way to a streak-busting, 5-3 defeat.
The evening began in encouraging fashion, with Teheran retiring the first three batters using only eight pitches.